What Are The New York Jets Odds To Win Super Bowl LIX?

New York Jets Playoff History

Since the Jets were established back in 1960, they have had their fair share of playoff runs in the history of the Super Bowl. In their 80 years of existence, they have been able to put up 14 playoff berths which have included just four division titles, 1 conference championship, and a Super Bowl victory.

Jets Playoff Appearances

The Jets saw their first playoff appearance eight years after they became apart of the NFL in 1968 under coach Weeb Ewbank. Ewbank took the Jets to just one more playoff appearance in 1969. They then went on a 12-year playoff drought and finally made it again in 1981 with Walt Michaels who also led them to one more in 1982. They saw two more appearances back to back in 1985 and 1986 under with Joe Walton calling the plays. Their next two playoff berths came in 1991 and 1998 under both Bruce Coslet and Bill Parcells. In the 2000s, Herm Edwards took over and led them to three playoff appearances between 2001 and 2005. Eric Mangini led them to one more appearance in 2006 and in 2009 and 2010, Rex Ryan led them to two more. The Jets are currently on a playoff dry spell.

Jets Division Championships

Of the Jets 14 playoff appearances, they have seen am inefficient four divisional championships. Their first two came in 1968 and 1969 under Weeb Ewbank calling the plays and Joe Namath under center. Bill Parcells led them to one more in 1998 with Vinny Testaverde under center. Their most recent one came in 2002 under Herm Edwards while Chad Pennington at quarterback.

Jets Conference Championships

The Jets have not won any conference championships in their existence but have made it to the conference championship game a total of three times. The first time in 1982 where they were defeated by the Miami Dolphins after being favored to win by 3-points under Walt Michaels. Their second and third appearances came in 2009 and 2010 during the Rex Ryan era where Mark Sanchez was the quarterback. In 2009 they lost to the Indianapolis Colts and were seen as 8.5-point underdogs. In 2010 they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers and were seen as 4-point underdogs.

Jets Super Bowl Victories

The Jets have just one Super Bowl to their name that came way back in 1968 under Ween Ewbank. They took on the then Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III and defeated them with a final score of 16-7. The Jets defeated the odds here as they went into the game being seen as 18-point underdogs and were able to cover the spread in winning fashion. Joe Namath was given the Super Bowl MVP honors as he threw for 206 yards but did not throw for a touchdown.

1983 AFC Divisional Round: Jets Overcome Largest Playoff Deficit In Franchise History

The largest playoff deficit the Jets have overcome was just 11 points, against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 9, 1983 in the AFC Divisional Round. The Bengals took a 14-3 lead in the first quarter on two passing touchdowns from Ken Anderson; however, the Jets outscored the Bengals 41-3 from that point on, led by running back Freeman McNeil, who racked up 202 rushing yards and two touchdowns (including one passing touchdown, his only of his career). A 1-yard rushing touchdown from Dwayne Crutchfield culminated the Jets’ scoring, putting them ahead 44-17.